Aladdin, or, The wonderful lamp

by: W.S. Johnson,

Publication date: 1846

Topics: Chapbooks -- Specimens., Chapbooks -- England -- London -- 19th century, McGill University Library Digitized Title, McGill Library's Chapbook Collection, Chapbooks

Publisher: London : W.S. Johnson

Collection: mcgilluniversitychapbook; mcgilluniversity; toronto

Contributor: McGill University Library

Language: English

[12] p . : ill. ; 19 x 11 cm.

Date range taken from P. A H. Brown's London publishers and printers c. 1800-1870, p. 100

First sentence: "Formerly in one of the provices of the kingdom of China, there lived a tailor whose name was Mustapha, who was so poor that could hardly subsist himself and family, which consisted of a wife and one son, named Aladdin, who was a very idle boy, insomuch, that by his behaviour he broke his father's heart, who died when Aladdin was only fourteen years of age."

Includes 7 woodcuts

Text continues onto p. [4] of wrapper

Copy in McGill Library's Rare Books and Special Collections: Buff pictorial paper wrappers. 7 woodcuts in text with hand-coloured cut on title page

Addeddate: 2013-06-26 14:28:35

Callnumber: RBD CHILD PN970 J7 A5 1846 Rare Books/Special Collections - Children's Collection (McLennan Bldg, 4th floor)

Identifier: McGillLibrary-PN970_J7_A5_1846-1206

Identifier-ark: ark:/13960/t4mk7zt3s

Note: Date range taken from P. A H. Brown's London publishers and printers c. 1800-1870, p. 100.
First sentence: "Formerly in one of the provices of the kingdom of China, there lived a tailor whose name was Mustapha, who was so poor that could hardly subsist himself and family, which consisted of a wife and one son, named Aladdin, who was a very idle boy, insomuch, that by his behaviour he broke his father's heart, who died when Aladdin was only fourteen years of age."
Includes 7 woodcuts.
Text continues onto p. [4] of wrapper.
Copy in McGill Library's Rare Books and Special Collections: Buff pictorial paper wrappers. 7 woodcuts in text with hand-coloured cut on title page.